1st Edition
Culture and the Individual Theory and Method of Cultural Consonance
By William W Dressler
Copyright 2018
212 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
212 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
212 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Winner of the 2019 Society for Anthropological Sciences Book Prize
This book engages with the issue of how culture is incorporated into individuals' lives, a question that has long plagued the social sciences. Starting with a critical overview of the treatment of culture and the individual in anthropology, the author makes the case for adopting a cognitive theory of culture in... Read more
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Culture and the Individual in Anthropological Theory
3. Solutions to Five Recurring Problems in Culture Theory
4. Cultural Models and Cultural Consensus
5. Cultural Consonance
6. Measuring Cultural Consonance
7. The Relationships of Cultural Consonance and Health Outcomes
8. Conclusions
1. Introduction
2. Culture and the Individual in Anthropological Theory
3. Solutions to Five Recurring Problems in Culture Theory
4. Cultural Models and Cultural Consensus
5. Cultural Consonance
6. Measuring Cultural Consonance
7. The Relationships of Cultural Consonance and Health Outcomes
8. Conclusions
Biography
William W. Dressler is Professor of Anthropology at The University of Alabama, USA. A former president of the Society for Medical Anthropology, he received the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award from Alabama in 2002. His work focuses on the intersection of culture, the individual, and health, and his research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
